Chapter 403: 403
Just then, a deafening BANG!! reverberated throughout the conference room.
"Enough!" Wong Qifu slammed the table and shouted, "Wang Yu, you are arrogant and reckless! This is the Wang Family's conference room, not a place for you to run wild! According to family rules, for insulting others and refusing to accept punishment, your crime is now even more severe!"
Seeing Wong Qifu's rage, everyone fell into a deathly silence. Wang Yu had provoked everyone three times in a row, thoroughly enraging Wong Qifu and exhausting her last shred of forbearance.
But instead of backing down, Wang Yu sneered, "Wong Qifu, oh, Wong Qifu, who do you think you're trying to intimidate? Do you think you're so powerful? This massive corporation is about to fall into the hands of this good-for-nothing. When your mother and father find out in their graves that the Wang Family Corporation now belongs to a Xu, the shock from their unfilial daughter will be enough to kill them a second time!"
Her tone was sharp, her words venomous! Each one was like a dagger, plunging deep into Wong Qifu's heart. The entire conference room fell deathly silent as everyone's expressions changed drastically.
No one had ever imagined Wang Yu would say something so vile! Wong Qifu's face turned ashen. Her delicate hands clenched so tightly that her knuckles went white. Her parents were a wound that had never healed; how could she bear to hear such words?
Seeing her reaction, Xu Ke's gaze instantly turned frigid, and a murderous intent churned in his eyes. Wang Yu, you deserve to die!
Zhan Yunning, Wong Gaoyang, and Wang Wu were instantly enraged. What is Wang Yu even saying?!
Meanwhile, the previously gloomy faces of Wang Tianlu and his lackeys broke into smug, gloating smiles. Losing Wang Yu is a small price to pay to hear Wong Qifu get cursed out like this. In all these years, who had ever dared to insult Wong Qifu so directly to her face? What's more, the one doing the cursing was Wang Yu, someone who had once been her subordinate. This filled them with utter schadenfreude.
While everyone was silent, Xu Ke suddenly moved. He walked over to Wang Yu and stood there, looking at her quietly.
Wang Yu instinctively retreated a few steps, her heart pounding with fear. Xu Ke's eyes are terrifying! I don't want to be hit!
At this sight, everyone's expression changed.
This is bad, Wong Gaoyang and Zhan Yunning thought to themselves. How can Xu Ke be so reckless? If he actually hits her, Wong Qifu will be the one forced to clean up his mess!
Wang Wu instinctively moved to intervene. "Mister Xu, calm down!" This is the conference room of the Wang Family Mansion. Hitting someone here is an even greater offense than Wang Yu's rabid dog act! Even if Wang Yu is at fault, should Xu Ke attack, she would drag him down with her, even if it meant her death. Not to mention, Wang Tianlu is watching like a vulture.
Just then, Wang Tianlu quickly interjected, "You can't hit people in here, Xu Ke! Don't be rash!" He said this loud enough for Wang Yu to hear. Based on my understanding of her, once she knows he can't hit her here, she'll definitely add fuel to the fire. If she can provoke Xu Ke into throwing a punch, things will get really interesting.
As expected, Wang Yu was instantly emboldened. "What do you think you're doing?" she taunted, throwing the exact words Wong Qifu had used on her right back at Xu Ke. "This is a conference room, not a place for you to run wild!"
Wang Tianlu and his men, meanwhile, watched with detached contempt, smirking as if this had nothing to do with them. Watching Wong Qifu's former subordinate clash with her current one... how amusing!
Xu Ke's eyes grew as cold as ice. "What did you just say?"
Seeing that Xu Ke was only questioning her instead of acting, Wang Yu was certain he was holding back. This made her even more audacious. She pointed a finger at Wong Qifu. "What? Was I wrong? She brought you into the Wang Family and drove my brother and me out. Isn't that the same as just handing the corporation over to you?!"
"Was she the jinx that killed her own mother and father, just so she could hand the corporation over to a kept man like you?" All her hatred was now focused on Wong Qifu. I wish she would just drop dead!
Hearing those words, Wong Qifu snapped her head up and roared, "Wang Yu, what did you say?!"
"Is something I said wrong?" Wang Yu cackled, her glee growing as she saw Wong Qifu's rage. "Aren't you the reason your mother and father are dead?"
"Poor little Wang Qiya. So young when she lost her parents, forced to become an orphan studying abroad! Now look at her—an orphan and a useless mess! She just got back to the country and was immediately tricked into a bar by Ye Chong! HAHAHA..."
The venomous words were like a succession of daggers, leaving Wong Qifu figuratively bleeding. Her face was deathly pale. In ten years, not even her rival, Wang Tianlu, had dared to curse her so viciously. The core members were rendered speechless. Wang Tianlu, however, was inwardly cheering. He and his cronies were the only ones in the entire room still smiling.
Just then, Xu Ke spoke quietly. "Wang Yu, listen closely. Qi Fu did not cause her parents' death, and Qiya is not an orphan. Make sure you understand that." Though he was refuting Wang Yu, his words seemed directed more at Wong Qifu, spoken with unwavering conviction.
A hush fell over the vast conference room, leaving only Xu Ke's words hanging in the air. Zhan Yunning, Wong Gaoyang, and the other core members were stunned. They couldn't believe Xu Ke had walked up to Wang Yu just to say that. What good will that do? Is she going to stop just because he said so?
At this moment, however, Wong Qifu's eyes began to redden.
Wang Yu sneered. "Heh, who can say for sure? Ever since she arrived, the Wang Family hasn't known a single day of peace!"
Xu Ke abruptly turned his head to look at Wang Yu, a mad crimson slowly creeping into his eyes. "Do you know how Ye Fan and his men begged me for mercy before they died?"
His voice was quiet, but it couldn't conceal the seething, unstoppable murderous intent within.
At his words, everyone suddenly felt the temperature in the conference room plummet by several degrees. Wang Wu's expression changed drastically. Sensing what was about to happen, he sprang forward. "Mister Xu, don't!"
A flash of excitement appeared in Wang Tianlu's eyes, and he was the first to call out, feigning intervention. "Xu Ke, you absolutely must not do this! She only insulted Qi Fu a little. You can't hit her just because you're angry!"
Wang Yu, in turn, looked at Xu Ke with an even more disdainful smile. "What? You want to kill me? You good-for-nothing, you dare? I'm standing right here. I bet you're too scared to even touch—"
BANG!!
Wang Yu didn't even get to finish her sentence. The scornful smile froze on her face. In the next instant, a sickening crack echoed through the conference room. Xu Ke had sent her flying with a single, vicious kick!!!
Wang Wu, who had just lunged forward, froze mid-stride. Zhan Yunning and Wong Gaoyang were petrified, their faces masks of pure horror. Even Wang Tianlu, who had been hoping for Xu Ke to act, was completely dumbfounded. The entire room was plunged into a dead silence, everyone staring in disbelief at the scene before them.
This wasn't just a slap! He was trying to kill her!
CRASH!
Wang Yu's body slammed into the wall before collapsing heavily onto the floor. Blood trickled from the corner of her mouth as her body went limp, her eyes still reflecting utter disbelief. Why did he suddenly attack?
THUD.
Her body landed lifelessly on the ground.
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